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Article | 19/07/2006 Sony unveils its first aftermarket Blu-ray Disc burner

Sony will begin selling an after-market Blu-ray Disc drive next month that can be added to existing desktop computers.

Article | 14/07/2006 Sony-Panasonic HD camcorder format gains support

A new video format for camcorders that allows high-definition images to be stored on DVDs is gaining support, the technology's backers said Thursday.

Article | 14/07/2006 Microsoft's Xbox 360 facing hurdles in Japan

When Microsoft launched its Xbox 360 in Japan last year, it hoped things were going to get better for its games business in the country.

Article | 13/07/2006 Toshiba delays HD DVD recorder launch by 2 weeks

Toshiba is delaying the launch of its first HD DVD recorder by about two weeks, the company said.

Article | 23/06/2006 Toshiba's HD DVD recorder coming next month

Toshiba will launch the first HD DVD recorder next month in Japan, it said Thursday.

Article | 22/06/2006 Panasonic's digital SLR coming in July

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (Panasonic) will launch its first digital SLR (single lens reflex) camera next month in Japan, with other regions t...

Article | 22/06/2006 Samsung shows another thin cell phone handset

Samsung Electronics Co. has taken the wraps off the third in its series of thin-body "Ultra" cell phone handsets.

Article | 21/06/2006 Samsung mulling dual Blu-ray/HD DVD player

Samsung Electronics will consider later this year if it will launch a high-definition movie player compatible with both the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD fo...

Article | 21/06/2006 Samsung sees strong demand for flat-panel TVs

Strong demand for slim, big-screen televisions helped in part by this month's World Cup should lead the global flat-panel TV market to greater than an...

Article | 13/06/2006 Seiko Epson develops high-resolution e-paper

Japan's Seiko Epson has developed a prototype electronic-paper display that offers the world's highest resolution, the company said Monday.

Article | 7/06/2006 COMPUTEX - Acer to launch HD DVD laptop this month

Acer will launch a laptop computer with HD DVD drive later this month, it said Tuesday at the Computex trade show in Taiwan.

Article | 6/06/2006 COMPUTEX - BenQ plans Blu-ray Disc burner this year

BenQ plans to launch a Blu-ray Disc drive later this year that will be able to write as well as read data, its chairman said Monday.

Article | 5/06/2006 Sony to unveil its first DSLR camera this week

Sony will unveil its first, long-awaited digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera this week, the company said Friday.

Article | 26/05/2006 Sony Ericsson plans more specialized phones

After an enthusiastic consumer reaction to Walkman-branded cell phones, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications is planning more handsets that are focused...

Article | 24/05/2006 Samsung to launch flash-disk based portable PCs

Samsung Electronics will next month launch two portable computers that use flash memory in place of a hard-disk drive for data storage, the company sa...